Oskar Diethelm Library

Oskar Diethelm Library

DeWitt Wallace Institute of Psychiatry: History, Policy and the Arts
Weill Cornell Medical College
525 East 68th Street, Box 140
New York, NY 10065, United States
212-746-3728
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Founded in 1936, the Oskar Diethelm Library houses, preserves, and provides access to printed books and serials, archives and manuscripts, photographs, prints, sound and video recordings, and other ephemera and is part of Weill Cornell Medical College's DeWitt Wallace Institute of Psychiatry: History, Policy, & the Arts. The library's rare book collection contains approximately 35,000 titles dating back to the 15th century dealing with psychiatry, psychology, psychoanalysis, mesmerism, spiritualism, phrenology, witchcraft, and related topics. World-renowned individuals and organizations are also represented in the approximately 1500 linear feet of archives, including Donald W. Winnicott, Thomas Salmon, and the American Psychoanalytic Association.

Collection Sampling

Harry Stack Sullivan MD Papers, 1895-2019

This collection contains the papers of Harry Stack Sullivan, who was an American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. The collection has 5 series: Lectures, Writings, and Publications; William Alanson White Institute and Washington School of Psychiatry; Psychiatry Journal; Biographical and Subject Files; and Audiovisual Materials and Scrapbooks.
Collection ID: 2024.0001

Dorothy Blitsten PhD and Lionel Blitzsten MD Correspondence with Harry Stack Sullivan MD, 1932 - 1977

This collection contains letters written principally by Harry Stack Sullivan to Lionel Blitzsten and Dorothy R. Blitsten from 1932-1944 concerning professional and personal matters. The collection has no series and needs to be reprocessed.
Collection ID: 1969.0001

Robert Mumford MD Papers, 1950 - 1984

The Robert Mumford MD Papers contain his publications and research notes, presentations, and professional activities with St. Luke’s Hospital, Roosevelt Hospital, the William Alanson White Institute, American Psychiatric Association, American Academy of Psychoanalysis, and American College of Psychoanalysts. The collection has no series and needs to be reprocessed.
Collection ID: 1983.0003

Arthur Carr PhD Collection, 1960 - 1988

The collection is comprised of letters and photographs from four individuals sent to Arthur Carr and a reel-to-reel audiotape of an interview by Arthur Carr with the adult Little Hans, Herbert Graf. The collection has no series and needs to be reprocessed.
Collection ID: 1988.0001

Jacob Arlow MD Papers, 1944-2004

This collection contains the papers of Jacob Arlow, an American psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and professor. The collection has 5 series: Correspondence; General Files; Miscellaneous/Personal files; Unpublished Writings, Commentaries, Discussions, Panels and Notes; Reprints, Publications, Articles and Drafts, Book Reviews, other writings.
Collection ID: 2003.0002

George Henry Rickard Papers, 1885 - 1915

In 1885, George Henry Rickard was admitted to a workhouse in Middlesex, England and found to be of unsound mind. The collection is legal in nature and consists primarily of documents pertaining to Rickard’s estate, and for the most part, handled by his brother Richard Rickard through legal channels. The collection has no series and needs to be reprocessed.
Collection ID: 1969.0002

Gerald Klerman MD Papers, 1971-1992

This collection contains the papers of Gerald Klerman, who chief of the Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Administration from 1977 to 1980 and an American psychiatrist who studied schizophrenia, depression, and anxiety disorders. The collection has 4 series: Research Materials and Grants, Conference Materials, Writings and Publications by Dr. Klerman, Writings and Publications Supported by Grants.
Collection ID: 1991.0001

John Frosch MD Papers, 1934-1993

This collection contains the papers of John Frosch, who was a psychoanalyst and author who founded The Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association. The collection has 6 series: Subject Files, DSM, Writings, Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, Audio-Visual Materials, and Patient Files.
Collection ID: 1999.0001

World Psychiatric Association Records, 1967 - 1989

This collection contains records from the World Psychiatric Association. The collection has 4 series: World Psychiatric Association Headquarters, Section on the History of Psychiatry, Newsletters, and Publications.
Collection ID: 1989.0004

American Psychopathological Association Records, 1910-2016

This collection contains records from the American Psychopathological Association. The collection has 6 series: Founding documents and administrative files, Officers and Councilors, Committees, Publications and printed materials, Correspondence, and Annual Meetings.
Collection ID: 1976.0005